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Only the one card is supposed to pivot out. I use the method described by Vernon and experienced the same issue when I first learned it. Try applying less pressure and ensure that both halves are straight as you square them. If you square with the halves at a slight angle this can cause...

If you carefully open the bottom of the cellophane you can reseal it with an iron. Simply place a handkerchief of thin towel over the seal and apply a hot iron for the few seconds.

This is a full deck switch and several methods of the one shown are on the Fast Jack lecture

Fast Jack shows several excellent cold deck switches on his recent Penguin live lecture along with a large amount of other material. There is also The Art of Switching Decks by Roberto Giobbi which I believe covers the topic extensively, I don't own this so I'm not familiar with the switches...

The method of doing this during play depends heavily on the game you are playing in. If the game if loose you will get away with a lot more than a game with strict procedures which are enforced. Depending on the game you may simply get away with looking through the discards. There's also the...

Are they genuine Bee playing cards? In the early 2000s there were Chinese counterfeits circulating which were marked. They were distinctive by a green "genuine bee" sticker on the box. http://cardshark.us/readers_frs.shtml Page 2 on the above link discusses them in more detail under the 2003...

If you are serious about this type of work, I would highly recommend Steve Fortes Gambling Protection Series. If there are any particular areas you are interested in (gambling routines, false deals, riffle work, mucking, dice etc.) then we may be able to give some more specific recommendations.

Interesting, who is it signed by? Was this one of the copies signed by Smith?

The book is written for beginners and most of the explanations and illustrations are clear and easy to understand. You may need to re-read parts several times to fully understand them, but I think this is the case with most books. In order to get the most out of the book it is important to...

I would recommend RRTCM as a starting point, however both are excellent books. RRTCM is cheaper and will give you a strong foundation in card magic, it covers a lot of basic and important sleights along with some very powerful effects.

There are a lot of 'gambling moves' in expert card technique, if you don't already own this it can be picked up for little cost. As for the greek and centre deals, I'm not aware of any free sources which properly teach these. However, if you know the mechanics of the push-off bottom deal then...